The exposition and setup was too long. The relationship conflicts went on for too long. These are my best guesses why I felt the book was too long. There was always high action but by about 80% through, I had no desire to finish,despite the conclusion clearly being up ahead.

The ending held a lot of surprises, of which I might have never gotten to. Oh and, Books’ car/invention and the weapons the team receives seemed a little too convenient. For items still under testing, particularly in the field, they worked awfully well and consistently.